Randall Kramer
Randall Kramer Guitars

PO Box 9855
Truckee, CA 96162

Phone: 530-587-1757

Email: sparkykramer@sbcglobal.net

Website: www.randallkramerguitars.com

Rick Davis
Running Dog Guitars

118 North 35th Street
suite 105
Seattle, WA 98103

Phone: 206.547.1407

Email: rick@vtguitars.com

Website: www.runningdogguitars.com

Rick has been crafting custom acoustic guitars for 20 years, having made almost 200 instruments. His clients include both professional and recreational musicians, and his guitars can be heard on recordings by Chip Wilson, Arty McGlynn, Dennis Cahill, Danny O'Keefe, and Paul Asbell. His work has been featured in several books, including Tim Brookes' "Guitar: An American Life." He exhibited at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival since 1997, at the Montreal Guitar Show where one of his guitars is in the permanent collection of the Montreal Jazz Festival, at the NAMM Museum of Making Music exhibit, and other acoustic guitar shows.

Rick was editor of "Guitarmaker" magazine and Director of the Assoc. of Stringed Instrument Artisans for five years. He currently lives, makes and repairs instruments, and teaches lutherie in Seattle, Washington.

Peter Apers
Apers Acoustic Guitars

6314 Roadrunner Loop NE

Rio Rancho , NM 87144

Phone: (505) 463-3169

Email: apersguitar@gmail.com

Website: www.apersguitar.com

Full time acoustic steel-string guitar builder.

Jack E Johnston
Jack Johnston GuitarMaker

849 East Stanley Blvd

Livermore , CA 94550-4008

Phone: 925-640-9783

Email: J2guitars@aol.com

Website: www.jackjohnstonguitarmaker.sharepoint.com

My path to Lutherie was a circuitous route starting with the end of my service career as a Jet Engine Mechanic for the US Air force. I went to a technical college and studied Mechanical Engineering Technology, Metallurgy and Physics. This training was useful for designing and building guitars and applying physics to make them sound their best.

I began building guitars in the early 1990s after completing a course in guitar building offered by the American School of Lutherie under the direction of Master Luthier Charles Fox. I also studied guitar acoustics under the Master Luthier Al Carruth, who had studied under Master violin maker, Carlene Hutchins.

My acoustic guitars are built with the finest woods. The tops and backs are tuned to produce efficient harmonic motion. They have a big voice even in smaller guitars like the Parlor model. For more information on ordering a custom guitar, and insight into Chladni voicing and harmonic motion, please visit my website.

Rick Davis
Running Dog Guitars

118 North 35th Street
suite 105
Seattle, WA 98103

Phone: 206.547.1407

Email: rick@vtguitars.com

Website: www.runningdogguitars.com

Rick has been crafting custom acoustic guitars for 20 years, having made almost 200 instruments. His clients include both professional and recreational musicians, and his guitars can be heard on recordings by Chip Wilson, Arty McGlynn, Dennis Cahill, Danny O'Keefe, and Paul Asbell. His work has been featured in several books, including Tim Brookes' "Guitar: An American Life." He exhibited at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival since 1997, at the Montreal Guitar Show where one of his guitars is in the permanent collection of the Montreal Jazz Festival, at the NAMM Museum of Making Music exhibit, and other acoustic guitar shows.

Rick was editor of "Guitarmaker" magazine and Director of the Assoc. of Stringed Instrument Artisans for five years. He currently lives, makes and repairs instruments, and teaches lutherie in Seattle, Washington.

Randall Kramer
Randall Kramer Guitars

PO Box 9855
Truckee, CA 96162

Phone: 530-587-1757

Email: sparkykramer@sbcglobal.net

Website: www.randallkramerguitars.com

John Mayes
John Mayes Guitars

Norman, OK

Phone: 405-312-3331

Email: Johnm@mayesguitars.com

Website: www.mayesguitars.com

John started his lutherie career in 1996 when he built his first instrument, a walnut/cedar parlor guitar. He continued to build guitars, pouring himself into each one as they continually improved. He accepted a position in 2001, working under the guidance of luthier Dana Bourgeois at Pantheon Guitars in Lewiston, Maine. While in Maine, John had a hand in building hundreds of guitars, refining his skills along the way. Some time later, John moved back to his home state of Oklahoma to start his own lutherie, Mayes Guitars.

Then in early 2007 John, looking for a change of pace, went to work for McPherson Guitars. While at McPherson John was involved in almost every aspect of the guitar building process at one time or another. From building the bodies, to finish and fretwork John made his mark on hundreds of McPherson Guitars.

In early 2009 John moved back to Oklahoma, again, and resumed making world class acoustics. His vast experience over the past decade has help shape him into an well rounded luthier who is well versed in coaxing the most out of an instrument.

John has built over 270 instruments that bear his name ranging from steel string acoustics to ukuleles, and electric guitars.

Gary Branzell
Branzell Guitars

177 Cascade Drive

Spring Creek , NV 89815

Phone: 775-340-3443 or 775-738-5206

Email: branzellguitars@gmail.com

Website: http://branzellguitars.com/

Gary Branzell graduated from the Roberto Venn School of Luthiery in 1978. He has been building and repairing acoustic and electric guitars for 33 years. His acoustic guitars are crafted with a nod to the great vintage models of the past. Both traditional and non-traditional tonewoods and appointments are available. Branzell Guitars displayed at the 2011 Healdsburg Guitar Festival.

Todd Rose
Todd Rose Guitars

115 Marsh Road
Ithaca, NY 14850

Phone: 607-277-8133

Email: toddroseguitars@gmail.com

Website: www.toddroseguitars.com

My career in the arts has been lifelong and wide-ranging, encompassing drawing, ceramics, music, poetry, theater, and musical instrument making. I got into guitar making in 1999, and have found this to be one of the most rewarding of creative pursuits. The process of designing and building guitars that excel in sound quality, playability, functionality, and beauty engages my imagination, my intellect, and my manual skills in a way that is wonderfully challenging and fulfilling.

Then I get to play them! And hear them sing in the hands of many other players as well. Life is good.

Please visit my web site for a more in-depth look at my work. Thank you for your interest.

Mark Blanchard
Blanchard Guitars

Los Gatos , CA 95030

Phone: (406) 871-6314

Email: mark@blanchardguitars.com

Website: www.blanchardguitars.com

I began my guitar making career in 1981 doing repair and restoration work on a part time basis. In 1994 I built my first guitar and have been a full time professional guitar maker since 1998. I've studied guitar acoustics with Al Carruth and archtop guitar construction with Tom Ribbecke and Linda Manzer. Today, I specialize in custom made flattop steel string guitars, archtop jazz guitars and nylon string "crossover" guitars.

The guitars I offer for sale here on GuitarMaker Direct are usually instruments that I built to display at handmade guitar shows, but sometimes they will be guitars that I built just for the fun of it!

Rick Davis
Running Dog Guitars

118 North 35th Street
suite 105
Seattle, WA 98103

Phone: 206.547.1407

Email: rick@vtguitars.com

Website: www.runningdogguitars.com

Rick has been crafting custom acoustic guitars for 20 years, having made almost 200 instruments. His clients include both professional and recreational musicians, and his guitars can be heard on recordings by Chip Wilson, Arty McGlynn, Dennis Cahill, Danny O'Keefe, and Paul Asbell. His work has been featured in several books, including Tim Brookes' "Guitar: An American Life." He exhibited at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival since 1997, at the Montreal Guitar Show where one of his guitars is in the permanent collection of the Montreal Jazz Festival, at the NAMM Museum of Making Music exhibit, and other acoustic guitar shows.

Rick was editor of "Guitarmaker" magazine and Director of the Assoc. of Stringed Instrument Artisans for five years. He currently lives, makes and repairs instruments, and teaches lutherie in Seattle, Washington.

Brian Howard
Brian Howard Guitars

608 W. Main st.

Hummelstown , PA 17036

Phone: (717) 566-9883

Email: howardguitars@verizon.net

Website: www.brianhowardguitars.com

My philosophy to building guitars is quite simple. It is either done 100% correctly or it just is not done. The shortest route to that end is to be sure to include not only the hands, but the head and heart in every aspect of the work as well. One must have a passion for the work if it is to be of any merit.

Music has always been a large part of my life, I have played guitar since I was a boy. Woodworking also comes very naturally to me, much of my family before me were master craftsman. During a 20+ year career as a custom cabinetmaker the unification of these two passions evolved. Resulting in my present line of completely original acoustic guitars.

Jack Williams

Phone: 256-453-4242

Email: jack@jackwilliamsguitars.com

Website: jackwilliamsguitars.com

Paul Woolson
Woolson Soundcraft

3818 Meyer Avenue
Madison, WI 53711

Phone: 608-238-7803

Email: paul@woolsonsoundcraft.com

Website: www.woolsonsoundcraft.com

I have been passionate about guitars my entire life. Since childhood I remember wondering how guitars worked and were built. I began building professionally in 2001, after working for seven years in the corporate world as a graphic designer. I came to realize that my interests in woodworking at the time, boat building, and my love of guitars, intersected into my true passion: lutherie. I completed my training at the American School of Lutherie and worked for a period of time with legendary luthier Charles Fox.

Recently, I moved operations from Phoenix, Arizona, to Madison, Wisconsin, and set up a small studio where I work independently building quality hand-crafted guitars. I choose to work alone so I may personally attend to every detail of the guitars I build. I am fanatical about quality and I want to ensure that every instrument that bears my name is worthy of being called a Woolson Soundcraft guitar.

My guitars have many unique features you won't find on other instruments, and ones that give my guitars their distinctive sound and personality. My aesthetic appointments are clean, elegant and understated. I prefer to showcase the materials and let them speak for themselves.

I have built for musicians with a variety of different musical styles and I very much enjoy working with each of them to help them discover the guitar of their dreams.

Randall Kramer
Randall Kramer Guitars

PO Box 9855
Truckee, CA 96162

Phone: 530-587-1757

Email: sparkykramer@sbcglobal.net

Website: www.randallkramerguitars.com

David Freeman
Timeless Instruments

Box 51

Tugaske , Saskatchewan S0H 4B0

Phone: 1-888-884-2753

Email: david@timelessinstruments.com

Website: www.timelessinstruments.com

David Freeman began repairing Guitars in 1974. After studying in Vermont at GRD in 1980 he founded Timeless Instruments, and opened a school of lutherie in 1986. David has honed his skill for over 30 years and taught many new luthiers the craft & art of building. His instruments are marked with skill and creativity, displaying David's deep knowledge of crafting sound, playability, and aesthetics. Using a variety of traditional and alternative tonewoods, David continues to shape himself into a finer builder with every instrument. His instruments are played by many musicians including David Essig, Leanne Hynd, Mae Moore, and Lester Quitzau.

In his career, David has built and repaired most fretted string instruments such as guitars, resonators, arch tops, bouzoukis, mandolins, violins, dulcimers, harps, and is currently developing violin Bow construction. He is also available for custom builds.

Kent Hamblin

Phone: 970-708-1741

Email: hamblinguitars@gmail.com

Website: www.hamblin-guitars.com

Rick Davis
Running Dog Guitars

118 North 35th Street
suite 105
Seattle, WA 98103

Phone: 206.547.1407

Email: rick@vtguitars.com

Website: www.runningdogguitars.com

Rick has been crafting custom acoustic guitars for 20 years, having made almost 200 instruments. His clients include both professional and recreational musicians, and his guitars can be heard on recordings by Chip Wilson, Arty McGlynn, Dennis Cahill, Danny O'Keefe, and Paul Asbell. His work has been featured in several books, including Tim Brookes' "Guitar: An American Life." He exhibited at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival since 1997, at the Montreal Guitar Show where one of his guitars is in the permanent collection of the Montreal Jazz Festival, at the NAMM Museum of Making Music exhibit, and other acoustic guitar shows.

Rick was editor of "Guitarmaker" magazine and Director of the Assoc. of Stringed Instrument Artisans for five years. He currently lives, makes and repairs instruments, and teaches lutherie in Seattle, Washington.

David Freeman
Timeless Instruments

Box 51

Tugaske , Saskatchewan S0H 4B0

Phone: 1-888-884-2753

Email: david@timelessinstruments.com

Website: www.timelessinstruments.com

David Freeman began repairing Guitars in 1974. After studying in Vermont at GRD in 1980 he founded Timeless Instruments, and opened a school of lutherie in 1986. David has honed his skill for over 30 years and taught many new luthiers the craft & art of building. His instruments are marked with skill and creativity, displaying David's deep knowledge of crafting sound, playability, and aesthetics. Using a variety of traditional and alternative tonewoods, David continues to shape himself into a finer builder with every instrument. His instruments are played by many musicians including David Essig, Leanne Hynd, Mae Moore, and Lester Quitzau.

In his career, David has built and repaired most fretted string instruments such as guitars, resonators, arch tops, bouzoukis, mandolins, violins, dulcimers, harps, and is currently developing violin Bow construction. He is also available for custom builds.

Rick Davis
Running Dog Guitars

118 North 35th Street
suite 105
Seattle, WA 98103

Phone: 206.547.1407

Email: rick@vtguitars.com

Website: www.runningdogguitars.com

Rick has been crafting custom acoustic guitars for 20 years, having made almost 200 instruments. His clients include both professional and recreational musicians, and his guitars can be heard on recordings by Chip Wilson, Arty McGlynn, Dennis Cahill, Danny O'Keefe, and Paul Asbell. His work has been featured in several books, including Tim Brookes' "Guitar: An American Life." He exhibited at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival since 1997, at the Montreal Guitar Show where one of his guitars is in the permanent collection of the Montreal Jazz Festival, at the NAMM Museum of Making Music exhibit, and other acoustic guitar shows.

Rick was editor of "Guitarmaker" magazine and Director of the Assoc. of Stringed Instrument Artisans for five years. He currently lives, makes and repairs instruments, and teaches lutherie in Seattle, Washington.

Joel Nowland
Nowland Guitars

3089 West 1200 North
West Point, Utah 84015

Phone: 801-776-5344

Email: nguitars@qwestoffice.net

Website: www.nowlandguitars.com

In the early eighties while studying graphic design in Southern California I did various woodworking projects as a hobby and fell in love with every aspect of woodworking and quickly moved from graphic design to building custom furniture.

After winning the top award at the Design In Wood Show at Del Mar I decided to try an idea I had toyed with for some time, the building of an acoustic guitar. I checked out some books from the library and after only one guitar, I was hooked.

My specialty is acoustic flat top fingerstyle guitars. I also build a dreadnought model and the occasional "arched top" and classical guitar. The guitars I sell on line are show/display guitars and the occasional spec guitar.

Woodrow Brackett
Brackett Instruments

Grover, NC

Phone: 704-937-2499

Email: woody@brackettinstruments.com

Website: www.brackettinstruments.com/

I built my first guitar in 1981, but didn't build any more until 2005. I currently build 6 to 10 a year, one at a time, using traditional materials and methods.

Gary Branzell
Branzell Guitars

177 Cascade Drive

Spring Creek , NV 89815

Phone: 775-340-3443 or 775-738-5206

Email: branzellguitars@gmail.com

Website: http://branzellguitars.com/

Gary Branzell graduated from the Roberto Venn School of Luthiery in 1978. He has been building and repairing acoustic and electric guitars for 33 years. His acoustic guitars are crafted with a nod to the great vintage models of the past. Both traditional and non-traditional tonewoods and appointments are available. Branzell Guitars displayed at the 2011 Healdsburg Guitar Festival.

Jack E Johnston
Jack Johnston GuitarMaker

849 East Stanley Blvd

Livermore , CA 94550-4008

Phone: 925-640-9783

Email: J2guitars@aol.com

Website: www.jackjohnstonguitarmaker.sharepoint.com

My path to Lutherie was a circuitous route starting with the end of my service career as a Jet Engine Mechanic for the US Air force. I went to a technical college and studied Mechanical Engineering Technology, Metallurgy and Physics. This training was useful for designing and building guitars and applying physics to make them sound their best.

I began building guitars in the early 1990s after completing a course in guitar building offered by the American School of Lutherie under the direction of Master Luthier Charles Fox. I also studied guitar acoustics under the Master Luthier Al Carruth, who had studied under Master violin maker, Carlene Hutchins.

My acoustic guitars are built with the finest woods. The tops and backs are tuned to produce efficient harmonic motion. They have a big voice even in smaller guitars like the Parlor model. For more information on ordering a custom guitar, and insight into Chladni voicing and harmonic motion, please visit my website.